2 charged, man hospitalized in 3 shootings with police

No officers are injured in shootings

Two men involved in separate shootings with police early Sunday have been charged, and one man is hospitalized after an altercation with officers Saturday.

Antonio Brown, 27, of the 6600 block of South Wolcott Avenue, has been charged with one felony count of aggravated assault on an officer with a firearm and one felony count of aggravated discharge of a firearm while occupying a vehicle, police announced Sunday.

Jesse Creamer, 18, of the 2000 block of West 67th Place, has been charged with one felony count of aggravated assault on an officer with a firearm and one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon, police said.

The incidents started around 12:15 a.m. Sunday when gang enforcement officers heard gunfire near 65th Street and Hoyne Avenue in West Englewood, police said.

Officers were driving west on 65th toward the shots when they saw an armed man, Creamer, running toward their vehicle, police said. After the officers got out of their vehicles and identified themselves to Creamer, he pointed a gun at them, police said.

One officer fired at Creamer, but he continued running toward them, police said. He was arrested a short distance away and suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, police said.

It's not clear whether the bullet wound was from an officer, police said. A weapon was recovered, and Creamer was transported in an unknown condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

During the incident, police heard more gunfire. Officers saw at least three people at 65th and Hoyne when one person fired at the officers, police alleged.

A second officer returned fire at the alleged gunman, Brown, who then fled northbound on Hoyne, police said. He was caught a block away, police said.

Brown was not injured, police said. Officers have recovered shell casings from the scene but not a weapon.

In a separate shooting about 8 p.m. Saturday, Ogden District police responded to a report of gunfire in the 1500 block of South Kedzie Avenue in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood.

Police approached a suspect, who then hopped in a van and fled. Officers chased the van to the 1900 block of South Sawyer Avenue, where the vehicle stopped. The man got out and fired at police, authorities said.

Officers returned fire, hitting the man in the leg, police said. No officers were injured.

Curtis Tarver, a spokesman for the Independent Police Review Authority, confirmed no officers were injured but could not elaborate.